Abu Dhabi's Hope Consortium is expecting to store 18 billion
coronavirus jabs and furthermore deliver them around the globe by the end of
2021, a senior health official expressed on Thursday, the National reported.
The Hope Consortium has been able to distribute more than 20 million
Covid vaccines to 26 nations since it was formed (November 2020), authorities
stated. The members stated that the number has so far been restricted by
production, yet the deliveries are expected to quickly speed up throughout the
next few months.
The Hope Consortium didn't specify the immunization makers it is
working for in the light of the privacy agreement. However, according to The National report,
Robert Sutton, head of the Abu Dhabi Ports logistics expressed that they
incorporate western-make mRNA vaccine, which requires super chilly storage.
"The Abu Dhabi ports have the biggest and best cold stockpiling
facility for the vaccines. We not only deliver them to air terminals across the
world but also, coordinate with administrations to smoothly transport them to
centers and hospitals where they need to be administered," stated Mohamed
Juma Al Shamsi, CEO of Abu Dhabi Ports and executive of the operations driving
committee of the Hope Consortium.
Dr. Omar Najm, the Department of Health Abu Dhabi's senior advisor,
stated that the worldwide logistics center would be ready to store 18 billion
covid-19 vaccine doses in the coming future. It can right now store six billion
vaccines and ship small consignments to nations that have limited cold storage
facilities.
Dr. Najm added that over 4 billion people around the planet would need
to get inoculated by the next two years to irradicate the spread of the
pandemic.
A large portion of the current Covid-19 jabs has been successfully
delivered in two doses, averaging to a minimum requirement of around eight
billion doses. However, the rise of Covid variants around the globe and the
inconstant duration of protection proposed by jabs suggest it could be
important to prepare for increasing more distribution.
The Consortium facility in Abu Dhabi can store 70 million vaccines,
which need standard refrigeration temperatures of 2°C to 8°C, including those
made by Oxford/AstraZeneca and Sinopharm.
It additionally can deal with between 3,000,000 and 5,000,000 vaccines
that need a super chilly storage place. There are around 50 cooling farm units
in the facility for storing such immunizations.
Article Credit: The National/ The Khaleej Times
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